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Floating Hospital for Children is located in downtown Boston, next to Chinatown and the Theater District and within walking distance of Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, and many hotels and restaurants.

The main entrance to Tufts Medical Center for patients and visitors is located at 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111. This entrance has connections to all other inpatient and outpatient buildings.

Emergency services for adult as well as pediatric patients are located at the North Building, 830 Washington Street. A number of our clinics are also located at 270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.

Garage parking

Parking is available in the Medical Center's garage at 274 Tremont Street, next to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre (formerly the Wang Center). All patients with an appointment will be accommodated.

Digital signs show the number of open spaces and their locations, including spaces for those with disabilities. Feedback from patients and visitors indicates they are very pleased with how fast they can find a space in our parking garage.

To help our patients and their families find us easier, we've provided the below "How to Find Us" guides in a number of different languages. These guides provide driving directions, public transportation options, parking information and more.

The “Tufts Medical Center” Orange Line stop is located across from the main Tufts Medical Center entrance at 800 Washington Street. Other nearby MBTA stops are “Downtown Crossing” or "South Station" (Red Line) and “Boylston” (Green Line). We are also convenient to bus lines 9, 11, 43, 55 and the Silver Line.

Tufts Medical Center is a 15- to- 20-minute cab ride from Logan Airport and within walking distance of South Station and the Back Bay train stations. The hospital is also convenient to bus lines 9, 11, 43, 55 and the Silver Line.

The Medical Center’s security officers patrol the hospital 24 hours a day. In addition, all entrances, except the Emergency Department, are locked after 8 p.m. For your safety, we ask that visitors please use the Emergency Department entrance, located at 830 Washington Street, for all after-hours arrivals.

All pediatric units are locked at all times. To enter, please ring the doorbell at the entrance of the unit and let staff know who you are and who you are visiting.

For non-urgent calls, please contact Security at 617-636-7700. In an emergency, you may reach Security 24 hours a day by calling 617-636-5100.